VAC (formerly Voluntary Action Calderdale) supports voluntary and community action in the Borough of Calderdale. Established in 2000 our purpose is to improve local lives and we do this by helping organisations and groups to help the community. We believe that community and voluntary groups make the world a better place. We are active in partnership and policy work locally to improve the quality of life for Calderdale’s communities and we also support the third sector to be involved in policy and partnerships to have a greater voice and influence in the area. VAC also supports these groups by being an intermediary with government.

We believe that:

When local people are able to influence services, those services are more likely to be effective and responsive to people’s needs

Local organisations and charities play a vital role in service provision and improving lives

As a local charity, we are uniquely placed to identify the needs of local people & work in partnership to develop solutions

As we look to the future we now seek an ambitious new Chief Executive who can lead the next stage of our development. Having recently renewed our vision, mission and values piece, we are looking for somebody who can continue to evolve and deliver this and drive the continuation of our reach and impact. We are looking for a clear-sighted, collaborative and facilitative leader; someone who is passionate about working with and for the local community and who thrives on being the face of an organisation. You will be someone who embraces our values and will also be a consummate relationship builder.

Our ideal candidate will already be in a strategic leadership role and may be ready to take their next step into their first CEO position. You will be an ambitious, creative and can-do leader, with a track record in leading strategic development and acting as an effective and credible ambassador. Partnership building and/or stakeholder management will be a key feature of your experience as will some successful experience in income diversification and development. People focused, you will be able to demonstrate success as an enabling and performance oriented leader and be outcome focused, as well as experienced developing effective impact measurement and evaluation.

For more information please view our recruitment microsite.

For a confidential conversation please contact our consultants at Peridot Partners: Philippa Fabry on 07772 902071 or philippa@peridotpartners.co.uk or Sarah Bolton on 07841 01704 or sarah@peridotpartners.co.uk